Bihar political crisis highlights: Grand Alliance moves no-confidence motion against Bihar Assembly Speaker
Bihar political crisis highlights: Days after ending his alliance with the BJP and returning to the Mahagathbandhan, Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar denied allegations by BJP leader Sushil Modi that he was aspiring to become the next Vice-President of India, calling them “bogus” and “bogus”. joke”. “You heard a man (Sushil Modi) say he wanted to be vice president. What a joke! It is false. He had no such desire,” the Janata Dal (United) leader, who was sworn in on Wednesday, told news agency ANI eight times as Chief Minister of Bihar. “Have they forgotten how much our party supported…
Read More »Hong Kong court rejects same-sex marriage appeal
Hong Kong’s gay community suffered a further legal setback on Wednesday after the Court of Appeal rejected an appeal against the city’s denial of same-sex marriage to those legally married in the foreigner Lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender activists have won multiple court victories in recent years against the discrimination currently enshrined in Hong Kong law. But Wednesday’s ruling means that any lifting of the current ban on gay marriage will likely have to be done through legislation, not the courts. The appeal was brought by prominent activist Jimmy Sham, who married his Hong Kong partner in the United States…
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Nadler ousts longtime ally Maloney from Congress in major reshuffle of New York’s Democratic primaries
BREAKING: Jerry Nadler ousts longtime ally Carolyn Maloney from Congress in major primary overhaul for New York Democrats, as House Democrats’ campaign arm battles House-backed challenger AOC Democratic representatives Jerry Nadler and Carolyn Maloney joined Congress in 1993Maloney’s loss in the newly redrawn 12th District means House Democrats have a leadership hole to fill on the Oversight Committee next yearThe new district includes 60% of Maloney’s current seat and 40% of Nadler’s. In New York’s 17th Congressional District, Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee Chairman Sean Patrick Maloney defeated an AOC-backed challenger By Elizabeth Elkind, political reporter for Dailymail.Com Published: 9:38 PM…
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Former British soldier tears down Nazi flag outside his Walker home after community backlash A former British soldier has taken down a Nazi flag flying outside his home following a community backlash. Billy Brown throwing the swastika flag outside his house (Image: ChronicleLive) Billy Brown put up the red flag, which contained a black and white swastika, in the back garden of his home in Belmont Walk in Walker, Newcastle. Neighbors of the 81-year-old man were left disgusted by his decision to put up the flag on Monday. A local resident reported how German music was also heard in his…
Read More »6 takeaways from Elementary Night 2.0 in New York
New York voters chose their candidates for the U.S. House of Representatives and state Senate, ending the second of two primary campaigns in the state as the focus now turns to the general elections. The path to a majority in the House likely goes through New York, and given history and the political environment, it should still be a good night nationally for Republicans in November. But Tuesday evening’s results in parts of New York state could give Democrats reason to hope amid close races in parts of New York state. That said, there are limits to what lessons can…
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Suspect arrested after hours-long Ocean Blvd. motel standoff
MYRTLE BEACH, SC (WMBF) – A suspect is in custody after an hours-long police standoff at the Happy Holiday Motel on the Grand Strand. A heavily armed police presence was on the scene early Tuesday morning after a man barricaded himself in the Happy Holiday Motel on N. Ocean Blvd., officials said. A suspect has been seen looking out the window of the Happy Holiday Motel(WMBF) “We are negotiating with a person barricaded in Happy Holiday,” said Myrtle Beach police spokesman Master Cpl. said Tom West. “The area is secure and officers will remain on site while the incident continues.”…
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Man, 21, allegedly speeding, drunk when he crashed into Farmington grad Luke Roux’s car – Hartford Courant
Jacob Coffey was driving home from a country concert at nearly double the speed limit when he allegedly drove his Jeep through a red light and hit a car driven by Luke Roux, a recent Farmington High School graduate who died in the crash, according to an arrest warrant obtained Tuesday by the Hartford Courant. Coffey, who was arraigned in Hartford Superior Court on Tuesday, had a blood-alcohol level of 0.23 when he was treated at a hospital after the crash on the night of June 25, according to blood samples recovered at the Hartford Hospital, evaluated by forensic experts…
Read More »Robbery Suspect Captured After Escape From West Hollywood Jail
A man who escaped custody Friday while being escorted to a Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department bus in West Hollywood has been captured, authorities said. The man, who was handcuffed at the time, was being transported from the jail to the Sheriff’s Department’s West Hollywood station in the 700 block of North San Vicente Boulevard around 6 a.m. when he broke free and ran, according to the department. The man, described as a robbery suspect, was arrested again, according to a tweet from the department’s Office of Special Enforcement around 6:45 p.m Times writer Gregory Yee contributed to this report….
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